Study tips for exams

Here are some study tips you can follow before exams

1. Know your concentration span, Study with breaks.
2. Work out the best time for concentration
3. Group study for difficult subjects. 
4. Master the essential information first.
5. Prioritize the study. Give your best concentration time to the toughest subject.
6. Repeat your remembered work so that the recall in exam is easy. Work, not repeated or revised is easily forgotten.
7. Give yourself a few treats - pamper yourself with lunch in a restaurant, or listen to your favorite CD for an hour after you have finished your revision.
8. Do not let pervious results discourage you-identify your weak areas from previous exams and work on them.
9. Choose a study place with minimum distractions and auto suggest to yourself about your resolution.
10. Try to coincide study time with the time you would be given in the exam.
11. In case of average achievers, master what you know and are comfortable with.
12. Practice all the possible diagrams which you can use for making your answer more effective.
13. Relax with what you know before entering the exam hall.

A story about time

Time

Imagine a situation in which a bank credits one million dollars every day to your account. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every night it deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What you will do in such a situation. You will try to draw every dollar from your account.

Similarly, we all have a time account. Every morning it credits us with 86,400 seconds. Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever part of this you have failed to invest to good purpose. It carries over no balance. It allows no overdraft. Each day it credits time to your account, and by night it burns the remain of the day.  

Now it is up to you how you use your time. If you fail to use the day’s deposits, the loss is yours. In the word of time there is no going back. There is no drawing against the ‘tomorrow’. You really need to live on that days deposits. Use your time is such a way to get from it the utmost in health, happiness, and success. The clock is running very fast, so make the most of today.

Careers in BPO

Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) is one decade old industry.  BPO refers to outsourcing in all the major fields of business. In India, various organizations have set up call centres wherein outsourcing of business process is done. One can find call centres (for customer care services) of many organization, right from telecommunication companies to banks. Call centres are concentrated in the major cities of India, including Bangalore, Delhi/NCR, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, and Kolkata. Due to the good salaries and incentives, a career in BPO has become a great option among the youngsters . According to the latest NASSCOM statistics, more than 1.2 million people in India are working in the BPO industry, which is expected to increase to 2-3 million by 2012. Convenient transport facilities, attractive lifestyles, and whopping salary packages have led to this boom. As a result, many specialised institutes have started imparting training to develop special skills required for the job, such as proficiency in spoken English, accent and voice, speech, modulation, marketing skills, negotiation with clients, and communication skills, through short-term diploma or certificate courses.

Course Details
BPO companies hire fresher’s, predominantly graduates. Hence, one can work with BPO with a graduation degree in any stream. While domestic call centers recruit students who have passed 10+2 or are undergraduates, international call centres, on the other hand, ask for graduation or work experience in the relevant field. One can choose from several courses available for BPOs, such as BPO Training Certificate Course, BPAP Certificate Course on BPO Management, Introduction to BPO/Call Centre Career Program, Diploma Course in Finance and Accounting, Diploma Degree in BPO Management, Graduate Degree in Business Process Outsourcing, MBA in BPO Management, PGP (BPO Operations Management), etc. Apart from academic qualifications, one has to be proficient in English language (both written and spoken) and should possess good customer service, call handling, computer knowledge and communication skills.

Career Prospects
After completing graduation, job seekers can join any BPO specialists, such as Comprehensive BPO, Transactional BPO, Niche BPO, etc. Ample job opportunities are available in telemarketing services, customer support services, technical support services, employee IT help-desk services, data entry services, insurance services, data conversion services, and online marketing, in this field.

Institutes Offering
Some main institutions in India that conduct different level of courses for the skills required in BPOs include Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi; Aptech (with ACPG courses in all major cities of India), Lason India, Chennai; Brainware (in all major cities of India); Excellionn, New Delhi; Hero Mindmine Institute Ltd. New Delhi, Bangalore; K10 Technologies, Mumbai; Sikkim Manipal University (SMU), Sikkim; Acumen Education Group, Chennai; Nittany Institute of BPO Management, Chennai; NEXT at Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, and Visakhapatnam; BPO certification Institute, Orissa; Bangalore Institute of Call Center Training, Bangalore; ITES Grads at Gurgaon and Bangalore; and Chennai Business School, Chennai.

Remuneration
As a fresher, one can earn between Rs. 7000 and Rs. 10,000 per month. After 3-4 years of experience, BPO professionals can easily generate around Rs. 12,000-15,000 per month. With subsequent work experience, remuneration can increase up to Rs 20,000 or even more, per month.

Careers in KPO

Knowledge Process Outsourcing, popularly known as KPO, is a form of outsourcing in which knowledge related data is processed by trained professions. Mostly, the work is done in offshore locations away from the country, to save cost. KPO is one of the fastest growing career options in India, because of availability of highly skilled manpower, cost savings, operational efficiencies, expansion of existing relationships, excellent quality, and extensive growth in the Indian outsourcing market. According to a survey conducted by National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), KPO is expected to grow from $1.2 billion in 2003 to $17 billion by 2013-14. To make a career in this field, one must have the aptitude for outsourcing data and information precisely. He/She should have good communication skills, confidence, and proficiency in English. The nature of work of KPOs is different then BPO.

Course Details
There are no institution who are providing diploma or degree in KPO education. A few institutes have come up with short-term online certificate courses and training programs at the diploma level. The purpose of such institutes is to train the professionals to excel in this field. To be eligible for the courses, the aspirant should be a graduate in any field, from a recognized university. People, with science and commerce  background, have a better chance to excel in the KPO industry simply because of their research and analytical abilities. Even doctors, management personals, engineers, teachers, lawyers, chartered accountants, economists, architects, and journalists can successfully enter the field of KPO.

Career Prospects
Due to the rapid growth in the KPO industry, more and more people in India are seeking a career in this field. After completing a relevant course in the field, one can work with a KPO firm in the field of advanced web applications, research and development, financial consultancy and services, , business and market research, legal services, business and technical analysis training and consultancy, data analytics, etc. After gaining adequate experience in India, one can search opportunities in foreign countries as well.

Institutes Offering
Ekcelon institute, based in Bangalore, is offering courses in KPO. Other than this, there are numerous other institutes that offer training and certification courses in major metropolitan cities throughout India to pursue a career in KPO.

Remuneration
One of the main reasons for the constant increase in growth of KPO industry in India is the attractive salary packages offered. As a fresher, one can earn anywhere between Rs. 12,000 and Rs. 15,000 per month. Well experienced professionals in this field can earn Rs. 5,00,000 to Rs. 6,00,000 per annum.

Careers in Investment Banking

Career in investment banking is lucrative and rewarding. The work of an investment banker is to help an organization to raise its funds, by doing thorough study of the market trends, risk involved in investments and study the prevalent economic conditions. An investment banker provides wide-range of services like trading of stock, endorsing securities, and bond, facilitating mergers and acquisitions, maintaining broker-dealer operations, issuing and placement of stocks and providing financial guidance regarding pricing of securities,. The job requires detailed research of financial instruments prior to any investment. Dedication, commitment, hard work, devotion is necessary to excel in this field. A trained investment banker can fetch high returns to the company. One has to be passionate, enthusiastic, pro-active, quick decision makers and should be able to handle difficult circumstances with ease, to become a good investment banker.
 
Course Details
Courses in the field of investment banking are available at graduate and post graduate levels. Diploma and certificate courses are also offered by some institutes. Minimum qualification for under graduate program in investment banking is 10+2. For post graduation, one has to be a graduate in the relevant field. Seminars and workshops are conducted by many institutions. The course provides complete details of working conditions and job requirements of an investment banker.

Career Prospects
Investment banking is popular career options among the youth of India, since it is a good money making job that provides opportunities to grow. Countless opportunities are waiting for specialists in this field. Banks are always looking for skilled investment bankers, who can contribute more towards the growth of the organization. With globalization, the scope of investment banking has widened.

Institutes Offering
In the present scenario, career as an investment banker can be a good option. Several institutions are now offering training and education in this field. Some of the prominent institutes are Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India University (ICFAI) (Tripura) and The Society of Certified Investment Bankers, (Hyderabad).

Remuneration
A fresher can earn anywhere between Rs15000-Rs30000 per month. With experience and further skill development, an investment banker can get higher salary packages.

Career in Commerce

Commerce as Career option  

In the field of commerce, one acquires the knowledge of business or trade, basics of economics, nature and fluctuations in market, accounting, finance, marketing, operations fiscal policies, industrial policies etc. The field of commerce consists of a wide range of interdisciplinary branches including Business Administration, Accountancy, E-Commerce, Economics and Marketing, Finance,. Since the Indian economy is one of the fastest growing economies of world, the need for talented professionals, who can contribute towards the growth of the economy, is increasing. Many commerce colleges in India are imparting quality education in the field of commerce. While selecting a commerce college keep in mind the reputation and qualification and experience of faculty members.

Available Course
Many commerce colleges and institutes in India are offering courses in the field of commerce at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. At the Graduation level, one can pursue Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com), a three-year or four-year full time program and Master of Commerce (M.Com), at the postgraduate level. To be eligible for undergraduate course, the candidates have to pass 10+2 level examination in commerce stream, from any recognized state/national Board. For the PG level program, one should have done Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com), from any statutory University/Institute.

Career Prospects
After completing course in the area of commerce, a student can join any private or government organization as a specialist in any of the streams of commerce, such as accountancy or work as management executive, economics, accounts executive, junior accountant or pursue a career in auditing or banking. Students can also go for CA and CS courses.

Institutes Offering
Some of the top commerce colleges in India are Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) Delhi, St Xavier's College (Kolkata), Loyola College (Chennai), Presidency College (Chennai), Symbiosis Society's College of Arts & Commerce (Pune), St. Narsee Monjee College, Joseph's College Bangalore,BM College of Commerce (Pune) and St. Xavier's Mumbai.

Remuneration
Salary in the field of commerce depends upon the individual’s worth, the college from where a person has completed his course, the standard of organizations and the area of specialization. Private and government organizations have their own HR policies regarding salary of professionals working in the field of commerce.

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